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Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (4/18)
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Nuclear Energy
Iran’s Weak Emergency Infrastructure Would Only Compound Effects of an Attack
Instituting a nuclear-energy program with substandard emergency preparedness is like starting a war without medical staff and hospitals.
Dashed Hopes for Baghdad Breakthrough
The recently concluded negotiations between Iran and the world powers, the so-called P5+1, was perhaps the first serious attempt at resolving the Iranian nuclear impasse since the 2009 botched negotiations. Both sides entered the talks with a strong sense of cautious optimism, thinking maybe this time would be different. Even former top American diplomats joined the euphoric run up to the Baghdad talks. According to the former lead U.S. negotiator on Iran, Nicholas Burns, “for the first time in 32 years, since the Iranian revolution, there is the possibility of serious, substantive and sustained talks with Iran.”
Japan, Nuclear Energy, and the TPP
A little over a year since the Fukushima Daiichi meltdown in Japan, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced the shutdown of the last of the country’s 50 usable nuclear reactors. However, as the Mainichi Daily News reports, Japan will also be spending billions of dollars importing extra oil and gas to meet its energy demand, which will produce a projected 180-210 million additional tons of emissions this year.
Fukushima Team Under Constant Pressure to Protect Interests of Nuclear Power
There remains no legislative structure in place to deal with the long-term effects of a nuclear disaster of the scale of Fukushima.
Jaczko Jacked up: Nuclear Energy Mugs Regulatory Commish
Nuclear energy political operatives have been smearing Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Gregory Jaczko.
The Nuclear Terrorists Are Coming: Break Out the Varsity Squad!
Nuclear safety needs to share the light that Fukushima has shone on it with nuclear security. Russ Wellen at the Foreign Policy in Focus blog Focal Points.
Fukushima Has Become the Sequel to “Groundhog Day”
Tepco is dealing with the same problems at Fukushima and in the same ways as immediately after the earthquake and tsunami.
Sans Insurance, a Nuclear Meltdown Can Become a Financial Meltdown
Since insurance companies refuse to provide more than minimal coverage for nuclear-power plants, the state must absorb the bulk of the costs of a disaster such as Fukushima.
Thanks to Fukushima Nuclear Terrorism Got a Whole Lot Easier
Japan’s nuclear disaster has thrown a few clues terrorists’ way on how to sabotage a nuclear power plant.